Letter to Julia 20130516

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Now you're probably asking yourself, "Why didn't God protect the younger sibling from the jealous wrath of his brother if God had preferred him over the other?"  Anyone who studies the Qur'an would know that the younger brother offered himself up for sacrifice with the intention of letting the older brother carry the burden of both their sins.  But it didn't stop there: from this incident God decreed that if anyone committed a murder, it would be as if he slew an entire race of people.  Now this happened a long time ago: the two brothers were sons of Adam, which could mean mankind before the Qur'an, or more likely the first generation offspring of Adam, the first human.  That would probably spiritually account for all the wars since the beginning of the human race.

But the human mind is too feeble to calculate its own past.  Probably in another 50 years time, people will say that President Kennedy never got shot, along with those who say, "Who's Kennedy?"  We Muslims are instructed to take account of the unseen as a fundamental aspect of human existence.  Even the stupidest people cannot deny that there might be something unseen around the corner as they drive.

Qur'an 20130516

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

1.  Say, "I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of mankind,

2.  The Ruler of mankind,

3.  The God of mankind,

4.  From the mischief of the Whisperer, who withdraws,

5.  Who whispers into the hearts of mankind,

6.  Among Jinns, and among men."

Mankind  114:1-6
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This chapter wraps up the Qur'an as we know it today, with a summary of existence: humans (and Jinns) are in conflict with Satan (a Jinn), until Judgment Day.